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Looked at this kid and said, this kid has a real gift. we should sign him up. let's get him to enroll. he's wasted up there in nazareth. >> it was a mission, the gospels say, that jesus thought more important than his earthly family. for when they had departed for nazareth, jesus was still in the temple. >> and on the way home, mary and joseph suddenly realized after a few days that jesus is missing. this always struck me as somewhat like "home alone." and they come back and they discover him in the temple. and mary is very upset and says, how could you do this? >> jesus, in his 12-year-old, k...

And simon and at least two sisters. but many believe that mary remained a virgin all her life, and that these siblings were either stepchildren from joseph's earlier marriage or cousins. scholars who have read the text closely say that doesn't seem to be the case, and they don't need the controversial ossuary to make their point. >> the word that's used of james and jesus' other siblings, the greek word for "brother," is the word for "brother." some people thought, well, maybe they're cousins, for example. well, there is a greek word for cousin and that's not the word that's used here. >> the ...

>> sadly, the birthplace of the man christians call the precipitation of peace is often a war zone, as it has been for centuries. ♪ >> but the manger that generations of pilgrims have sought out is a bit of a shock. a stone grotto that doesn't look much like a cozy stable. caves like this one pock mark the region where bethlehem lies. but one scholar suggests that we've got the wrong address. there is another bethlehem, one that borders joseph and mary's home territory to have nazareth. >> that suggests to me that this is the bethlehem that we ought to be looking at instead of bethlehem of j...

Could just disappear? the gospels speak of jesus' four brothers, james, joseph, judas and simon and at least two sisters. but many believe that mary remained a virgin all her life, and that these siblings were either stepchildren from joseph's earlier marriage or cousins. scholars who have read the text closely say that doesn't seem to be the case, and they don't need the controversial ossuary to make their point. >> the word that's used of james and jesus' other siblings, the greek word for "brother," is the word for "brother." some people thought, well, maybe they're cousins, for example. we...

When she bore jesus, but a girl with a remarkable life ahead of her. >> mary was very young when she became pregnant with jesus. she was probably just in her mid-teens. which meant that by the time jesus was doing his public ministry, maybe she was 45. >> joseph, jesus' earthly father, is perhaps the most mysterious figure of all. by the time jesus has begun his public ministry, joseph has vanished from the story. that has led to speculation that joseph, a carpenter by trade, was many years older than mary. life in the nazareth of jesus' day was hard. today, a group of biblical scholars and ar...